Biology:Telchin syphax

Short description: Species of moth

Telchin syphax
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Castniidae
Genus:	Telchin
Species:	T. syphax
Binomial name
Telchin syphax (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
Papilio syphax Fabricius, 1775 Erythrocastnia syphax Papilio harmodius Cramer, [1779] Castnia pirrha Dalla Torre, 1913 Erythrocastnia syphax ab. interrupta Lathy, 1922

Telchin syphax is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is widely distributed in the Amazon basin in South America.

The wingspan is 100–130 mm. Adults are very dark brown. There is a slightly sinuous white band on the forewing that crosses the discal cell from the costal margin to the inner angle. There is a row of six spots found at the apical region of the wing. These spots are divided into two groups of three. There is a row of seven to eight red spots found on the hindwing, running parallel to the external margin.

Subspecies

• Telchin syphax syphax (Surinam, the Guianas, Venezuela, Trinidad)
• Telchin syphax completa (Lathy, 1922) (Brazil)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7695671 entry